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You don't know how you got here. One minute you were walking, sleeping, maybe dead -- then you're here, your feet suddenly carrying you down an empty street. Where's here?

Any Cybertronian would recognize this as their home planet, Cybertron, but it's not a Cybertron they've ever known. It has all the familiar hallmarks, but none of the specifics -- the city isn't one anyone here could identify, and even at a glance it's obvious that no one's set foot on the planet's surface in hundreds of years. The city and its surrounding areas all bear the marks of devastating war, of dust and rust collected over centuries. With no one in sight -- right at first, anyway -- there's plenty to explore. In fact, if you start walking, you'll find that your feet may just carry you in one particular direction.

A) The crater.
On one edge of the city is a massive crater left by some wartime weapon that seems to have taken out a large chunk of the surrounding metropolitan area. At the center of the crater it's broken through the surface of the terrain to reveal what looks like it might be a promising energon deposit. There is some strange but native vegetation growing around the edges, too, that no Cybertronian would be able to identify -- small, metallic, brittle-looking sprouts that bear a curiously organic-looking fruit of some kind that doesn't look like it's intended for consumption by any natives of the planet. In one rocky nook of the crater, light catches on the surface of a pool of water, which seems strangely out of place on Cybertron. On closer inspection, it seems that somehow an underground water source has formed a spring in the crater.

B) The center of the city.
If you follow where your feet seem to want to carry you, you'll find yourself in the middle of the ruined city. It seems that the center of the city was once home to a massive forum, and some of the pillars and structures still stand. At the very center of the forum is a massive, elaborately constructed fountain, although it has now long since run dry of whatever used to fill it. One of the low, inner walls of the forum has a terminal embedded in its surface, although it looks curiously ancient, out of place with the rest of the city, and unlike the rest of the technology still left around, there doesn't seem to be any way to power it on or operate it. There are a few scattered pools of water and a few of the strange metallic plants in the city, too, but they're not quite as plentiful as in the crater.

The planet was obviously once home to a massive network of communication relays, but those have all been long since destroyed. However, with the bits and pieces left behind and a few determined minds, it wouldn't be too hard to build a working, if rudimentary, one...

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a.) The Crater
Cybertron.

When Optimus told Alpha Trion he needed to take some time to return to Cybertron for something important, this wasn't exactly the Cybertron he had in mind. For one, the planet he knew (and loved) was much more populated. Not by much, but...I guess anything's bigger than zero. Either the inevitable happened and Starscream went up and eradicated their species (let's be real, it's very likely), or this is not HIS Cybertron.

Anything was possible at this point.

Upon further inspection of the energon deposits and the..strange vegetation (it almost looked Earthlike, if Optimus didn't know any better). Interesting...it's not something he's ever identified on their planet. But the biology of Cybertron wasn't exactly his forte at the Institute of Higher Programming. Letting one of the 'leaves' run across his finger, he eventually stands up, trying to gain any higher ground possible to see just where (and maybe WHEN) he was.

And if there were any survivors.

b.) The City

Once the crash site (or so he assumes is one) was inspected as much as a Prime could, he wanders until he finds what looks like the remnents of a city. 'Ruins' would be a bit of a compliment for what they were, really. Whatever had lived there had long since ceased. A shame, really. He could have used the help.

"I suppose asking for directions is out of the question."

Haha, Prime humor. You're hilarious.

But that doesn't stop him from approaching, recognizing some of the technology but seeing some vast differences in it as well. One more thing to add to the list of interesting things that clouded the Prime's mind. This Cybertron, whatever it was...WHEREVER it was...

He's not sure he wants to know what happened to it.

"I dunno, Prime. Might be useful if you found anyone."

Trust Rodimus to take the vague beginnings of a joke and run with them, making them unintelligible in the process. He's still-- miffed might not be the right word, but--

No, miffed is a good word. Rodimus is going to go with that one. He's still miffed about the entire Megatron thing. But Optimus Prime being there when he's supposed to be on Earth at least means it's probably not a Brainstorm thing, not in the least because he's still alive.

Rodimus pushes off of the wall he's leaning against, not yet falling in step with Optimus. "So: Cybertron but it isn't, and no way of knowing how you got here? Me too."

That voice. Optimus's audials flick ever so slightly as the round pieces swivel, instantly recognizing that voice. Optics trail to the side, catching glimpse of Rodimus, his plating immediately relaxing in the process. A familiar face was welcome, at the least.

But what Rodimus says has him thinking, giving another quick scan, a nod soon after.

"It's good to see you, Rodimus. Although I wouldn't mind under better circumstances."

...

"You'd be right on the situation. But I am curious as to why we are here. Or what exactly this is."

Walk with him, Roddy, he needs the company.

"Honestly? Pretty sure our track record for meeting up means this is normal."

He's okay with that. He hangs back for a second or so before taking up a position next to Optimus, hanging back ever so slightly. Rodimus is miffed, okay, he's kind of annoyed beyond reason about someone taking his ship from him and giving it to an ex-warlord because he desperately wants to believe Megatron's reformed.

"Cybertron. Actually, now that I think about it - it's probably Brainstorm's fault. And not like, how things are normally his fault."

Optimus will probably want a status update at some point, but Rodimus feels like he might take it better than Megatron. Maybe.

Optimus can sense the other bot's tension, but he's not going to bring it up unless Rodimus wants to discuss it. His reasons for giving Megatron the ship were not solely to punish Rodimus--and he only could hope that the other bot would see it that way. His plating rests uneasily, though, as they walk.

"Brainstorm."

There's a slight upnote in the way he says that, as if the answer came literally out of thin air.

"Care to elaborate on that?"

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CRATER

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b. how does she understand him idk motherfucking miracles

The language of dad joke is universal ok

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